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Proper Sunni
Beliefs
Translated Through The Blessings of Ghaus ul Waqt Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam Hind
By a humble servant of Allah
Muhammad Afthab Cassim Razvi Noori
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Contents
1. Almighty Allah is free from all defects 8
2. Allahs Knowledge of the Unseen 12
3. Rasoolullah is Noor 13
4. Rasoolullah is the Most Unique Human Being 25
5. The Blessed Face of the Prophet 29
6. The Blessed Saliva of the Prophet 32
7. The Blessed Perspiration of the Holy Prophet 36
8. Intercession of the Holy Prophet 38
9. Permissibility of Keeping the Names Ghulam Mustafa Etc. 47
10. The Prophet hears from Great Distances 50
11. Seeking Assistance from the Awliyah Allah 56
12. The Prophet is Our Benefactor 62
13. Wasila (Mediation) 68
14. The Teacher of the Entire Creation 79
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15. Allah Alone is the Teacher of the Prophet 85
16. The Deceased are able to hear 88
17. Permissibility of Reciting Zikr aloud after Salaah 92
18. Permissibility of Dua after Janaaza Salaah 98
19. Permissibility of Kissing the Hands and Feet of the Pious 106
20. Permissibility of Celebrating Meelad-Un-Nabi 113
21. Permissibility of Setting Aside Days 123
22. Permissibility of Khatam Shareef 126
23. Proclaiming Ya Shaykh Abdal Qaadir Jilaani Shaian Lillah 129
24. Permissibility of Reciting Durood before and After Azaan 135
25. Permissibility of Kissing the Thumbs 139
26. The Beloved Prophet Is Alive 145
27. The Prophet is Mercy unto the Worlds 151
28. The Prophet is Haazir and Naazir 153
29. The Prophets Ilm-E-Ghaib (Knowledge of the Unseen) 160
30. Rasoolullah Has Knowledge of This World and the Hereafter 163
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DEDICATION
I dedicate this humble effort to:
* The Mujaddid Of The 14th Century Imam-E-Ahle Sunnat Ala Hazrat Ash Shah
Imam Ahmed Raza Khan whose radiance of Knowledge and Ruhaniyat has and
will continue to enlighten the hearts of millions throughout the Globe until The Last
Day. The personality who stood firm in his battle against those who insulted the
Prophet and in doing so he protected the Imaan of the believers until the Last
Day
* The Representative and Beloved Son of the Great Mujaddid, Hujjatul Islam Hazrat
Allama Haamid Raza Khan whose beauty and eloquence saw no equal in his era,
who in knowledge, wisdom and way of life, was the ideal example of a true and
sincere servant of ALLAH...
* The Ghaus of the Era, Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam Hind Ash Shah Imam Mustafa Raza
Khan , whose spiritualism and excellence attracted millions of Muslims from all
over the world, filling their hearts with true love for the Holy Prophet . That
personality who in his 92 years in this world spent every moment for the pleasure of
Allah and His Beloved Rasool
* Taajush Shariah, Rahbar-e-Tareeqat Allama Mufti Mohammed Akhtar Raza Khan
Qaadri Azhari & Muhadith-e-Kabeer, Mumtaz-ul-Fuqaha Hazrat Allama Zia-ul-
Mustafa Qadri Amjadi, who have both guided us in the love of our Great Mashaikh.
May Allah bless them both with long life and good health and keep us in shade of
their blessings forever. Aameen
Sag-e-Mufti-e-Azam
Muhammad Afthab Cassim Razvi Noori
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Introduction
All Praise is due to Almighty Allah who created the Holy Prophet Muhammad
Mustafa in the best of forms and sent him as Mercy unto the worlds. Peace,
blessings and salutations upon the Most Exalted of Allahs Creation, The One who
will open the doors of intercession, The True Mediator, The seal of Prophets, The
Mercy unto the worlds, The Light of Allah, The Leader of the Prophets, The One
who was granted the Divine Vision, The One in whose hand has been given the
treasures of the knowledge of the universe, The Beloved of Allah, Our Master and
our Beloved Rasool, Hazrat Muhammad , whose Noor is the light of our hearts,
and whose love draws us closer towards our Creator Allah Almighty.
Peace and blessings upon his Noble and Honourable Family whose love is essential
upon us all, and upon his illustrious companions who guide us through the
darkness of this world. Peace and blessings upon the Aima-e-Mujtahideen, who
have with their knowledge and wisdom made easy for us the understanding of the
laws of Allah and His Rasool . Peace and blessings upon the Awliyah-e-
Kaamileen, whose rays of spiritualism enhances our spirituality, thus bringing us
closer to the Court of the Holy Prophet . Peace and blessings upon the Ulama-e-
Haq who have guided us righteously on the path of the pious predecessors. Peace
and blessings upon all those who will follow the way of righteousness until the last
day.
Alhumdulillah, before you is a book called Proper Sunni Beliefs. This book deals
with numerous topics related to the Aqida (True Belief) of the Ahl-e-Sunnat Wa
Jamaat and it also refutes the corrupt beliefs of the wahabis, deobandis, ghayr
muqallids and other corrupt sects who try to corrupt the hearts and minds of the
Ahle Sunnat with their false and corrupt ideologies. Most of the information in
this document has been translated from the book; Ahle Sunnat Wa Jamaat Kaun
by Maulana Ziaullah Qadri. I read this book many years ago and found it very
informative and I had initially translated it many years ago but being a very swift
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translation, I had not found time to revise the document and have it prepared for
publication. Alhumdulillah, I have now revised the entire document and
simplified whatever needed to be easily understood and also included notes to
further explain any topic needed further explanation.
This book simply explains numerous topics relating to the practices of the Ahle
Sunnat Wa Jamaat and Alhumdulillah I am sure it will serve as a means of much
knowledge for those who study it with a sincere heart. I also make sincere Dua
that it is a means of rectifying misconceptions held by those who are confused or
have been misled regarding certain issues. This books also proves without any
doubt that the true Ahle Sunnat wa Jamaat are those who believe sincerely and
accept those issues and all other related issues discusses here. In other words, to
accept Allah and His Rasool and to believe in everything related to Allah and
His Rasool in totality.
I make sincere Dua through the Wasila of our Master Hazrat Muhammad that
Almighty Allah accepts this humble effort in His Majestic Court. I sincerely make
Dua that Almighty Allah keeps us firm in Imaan and protects our Imaan from the
corrupt thoughts and ideas of all corrupt sects. Aameen
I must thank all those who have assisted in any way possible in making the
publishing of this book a success. May Almighty Allah grant him and all those who
assisted us in any way possible with Saadat-e-Daarain. Aameen
Sag-e-MUFTI-E-AZAM
Muhammad Afthab Cassim Razvi Noori
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Almighty Allah Is Free From All Defects
It is the belief of the Ahle Sunnat wa Jama'at that Almighty Allah does not lie
and He does not possess the power of telling a lie. Allah is free from all
defects and those things which lead to defects. Almighty Allah says in the
Holy Quran,
And whose word is more truthful than that of Allah?
[Surah Nisa Verse.122]
And whose word is more truthful than the word of Allah.
[Surah Nisa Verse.87]
Imam-ul-Mufassireen, Imam Fakhrudeen Raazi states:
It is not permissible for any Muslim to even think that Allah can tell a lie.
Actually to even think such a thought removes one from the folds of Imaan.
[Tafseer Kabeer Vol.5 Pg.179]
He further mentions:
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To be truthful is from amongst the Attributes of Allah. The evidence for
this is that to tell a lie is a defect for Allah and for Allah to have any defect is
Muhaal (Totally impossible) [Tafseer Kabeer Vol.4 - Pg.138]
Umdatul Mufassireen Imam Abdur Rahmaan Baidhawi states:
A lie cannot find any place in the Message of Allah, as it is a defect and to
have a defect Muhaal for Allah. [Tafseer Baidhawi Pg.150]
Zubdatul Mufassireen Allama Ali bin Muhammad Khaazin states:
(The point to be mentioned) is the fact that there is none more truthful
than Allah and He does not go against His Word and it is totally impossible
for Allah to lie [Tafseer Khaazin Vol.1 Pg. 421]
Allama Khateeb Muhammad bin Sharbini (Alaihir Rahma) states:
The above command of Almighty Allah is sufficient evidence that it is
Muhaal (absolutely impossible) for there to be a lie in the Message of Allah.
[Tafseer Sirajum Muneer Vol.1 Pg.73]
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Allama Muhammad bin Abdullah Tamartaashi states:
To say that Allah has the ability of tyranny, lies and ignorance is totally
incorrect as it is an absolute impossibility. The reason for this is because that
which is Muhaal (absolutely impossible) cannot be accepted to be within the
Power of Almighty Allah. [E.g. the creation of another Allah which is
definitely Muhaal] and according to the Mutazilas (another corrupt sect
firqa), He has the power but does not do so (Allah forbid) [Tanweer ul
Absaar]
It is in Fatawa Alamgiri:
Any person who says Allah to possess a certain attribute which is not
worthy of His Being,
or says Allah Taaala to be weary or to have some weakness, then such a
person committed kufr. [Fatawa Alamgiri Vol.2 Pg.258]
Allama Muhammad bin Ali Qaari (Alaihir Rahma) states:
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One must not think that Allah has power over tyranny since this is Muhaal
for Allah and that which is Muhaal is not under the Qudrat (Power) of Allah.
The Mutazilas however believes that Allah has this power and does not do
it. [Sharah Fiqh Akbar]
Note: This belief of the Mutazilas is absolutely corrupt and unacceptable.
Imam Rabbani Mujaddid Alf Thaani Shaykh Ahmad Sarhindi Faarooqi
states: That Most Exalted ONE (Allah) is free and pure from all defects,
direction and limitations. [Maktoobat Vol.1 -Page.314]
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Allahs Knowledge of the Unseen
It is the belief of the Ahle Sunnat wa Jama'at that the knowledge of unseen
which is by Almighty Allah is His Self (unattained) Knowledge and He does
not gain it from anyone.
This is known as Ilm-e-Zaati. Almighty Allah says in the Holy Quraan:
Allah is He, besides whom there is none worthy of worship. (He is) the
Knower of every hidden and visible thing. It is He who is the Compassionate,
Most Merciful. [Surah Hashr Verse.22]
The Knower of everything hidden and apparent, The Greatest, The Most
Supreme. [Surah Ar Raad Verse.9]
Undoubtedly You alone are the Knower of all that is unseen. [Surah Al
Maaidah Verse.109]
One must note the important fact, that Allah does not attain knowledge
from anyone, for His knowledge is Ilm-e-Zaati, in other words, His Self
Knowledge. To enquire would prove that He does not possess Divine Self
knowledge. To believe that Almighty Allah enquires from anyone is total
kufr and against the Quraan and the Hadith.
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Rasoolullah Is Noor
Teri Nasle Paak me he bacha bacha Noor ka
Too he Aine Noor tera sub gharana Noor ka
The Aqida (belief) of the Ahle Sunnat Wa Jama'at is that the Prophet (Sall
Allahu alaihi wasallam) is Noor (Light) and came to us in the form of a man.
Even though he came towards us in a human form, he is Afdal ul Bashr
(The most superior human).
It should be noted that originality does not change by the changing of a
garb. Hazrat Jibraeel Ameen (Alaihis Salaam) is Noor but when appeared
before Hazrat Maryam he would appear to her in the form of human.
Concerning this Almighty Allah states in the Holy Quraan:
Thus he appeared to her in the form of a healthy (well built) man [Surah
Maryam Verse.17]
It is in Mishkaat Shareef on the authority of the Second Khalifa of Islam
Hazrat Umar Farouk . He states:
Once we were in the Holy Court of the Prophet and a man appeared.
The Holy Prophet Muhammad asked Hazrat Umar Farouk if he
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recognised the person and Hazrat Umar Farouk said Almighty Allah and
His beloved Rasool know better. The Prophet said,
It is Jibraeel (Alaihis Salaam). [Mishkaat-ul-Masabih Pg.11 - Bukhari
Shareef]
It is obvious that the Sahaba referred to Hazrat Jibraeel (Alaihis Salaam) as a
man since they had seen him in the form of a human being. He had black
hair, hands, legs, eyes, ears and a nose. All these are human qualities, yet it is
obvious that he is not human but an Angel who is Noor, and just appeared to
them in the form of a man.
It is a well known fact to the people of knowledge that in the Hadith it has
been narrated on numerous occasssions about how Hazrat Jibraeel (Alaihis
Salaam) presented himself in the Holy Court of the Holy Prophet
Muhammad as a human.
On many instances he came in the form of Sahabi-e- Rasool Hazrat Dahia
Kalbi . The Holy Prophet Muhammad has stated,
The very first creation which Almighty Allah created was my Noor.
[Tafseer Nishapuri Pg. 55 Vol.8 - Tafseer Rooh ul Bayaan Pg.548 Vol.1 -
Zirkaani Shareef Pg.37 Vol.1 - Madarijun Nabuiwah Pg.2 Vol.2 - Bayaan ul
Meeladun Nabawi Li ibn Jauzi Pg.24]
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The Distinguished Sahabi-e-Rasool Hazrat Jaabir respectfully
enquired from the Holy Prophet
O Prophet of Allah , my parents be sacrificed upon you. What is the first
thing which Almighty Allah created before everything else? The Holy
Prophet Muhammad replied,
O Jaabir ! Undoubtedly, before creating anything else, Almighty Allah
created the Noor of your Nabi from His Noor [Mawahib ul Laduniya
Shareef Pg.9 Vol.1 - Zirkaani Shareef Pg.46 Vol.1 Seerat-e-Halabia Pg.37
Vol.1 - Sharah Dalail ul Khayraat Pg.210 Hujatullaahi alal Aalameen Pg.28 -
Anwaar ul Muhammadiya Pg.9 - Fatawa Hadeethia Pg.51]
The annotator of Bukhari Imam Ahmad Qastalaani in his most
distinguished work Mawahib ul Laduniya presents a narration on the
authority of Hazrat Imam Zainul Abedeen who narrates from His father
Hazrat Imam Husain who narrates from His father Hazrat Ali Mushkil
Kusha that the Holy Prophet said, 14000 years before the creation of
Hazrat Adam (Alaihis Salaam), I was a Noor (Light) by my Creator.
[Mawahib ul Laduniya Pg.10 Vol.1 - Jawahirul Bihar Pg.774 - Anwaa rul
Muhammadiya, Pg.9 Hujatullaahi Alal Aalameen - Tafseer Rooh ul Bayaan
Pg.370 Vol.2]
After examining the above mentioned sayings of the Holy Prophet
Muhammad it is as bright and evident as the sun that the Holy Prophet
referred to himself as Noor and he did so in a very clear manner to his
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Ummah. Those who oppose and contradict the Nooraniyat of the Holy
Prophet are definitely against the Holy Prophet .
Now let us examine the Aqida (belief) of the Glorious Sahaba-e-Kiraam
(Companions of the Prophet ) who are beacons of guidance for the
Ummah.
Renowned Muhaditheen of the Ummat e Muhammadi Allama Muhadith
Baihaqi and Hazrat Allama Yusuf Nabhaani have explained the belief of
Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique from one of his stanzas in praise of the Hoy
Prophet :
Muhammad Mustafa is the Honest and is the One who invites towards
righteousness; His Bright Light takes away darkness and destroys it like the
radiance of the full Moon. [Dalail-un-Nabuiwat, Pg.225 Vol.1 - Jawahirul
Bihar Pg.96 Vol.1]
The fourth Khalifa of Islam Hazrat Ali Murtuza states,
When the Beloved of Allah used to speak then Noor (light) could be
seen beaming from between his blessed teeth. [Mawahib ul Laduniya Pg.
270 Vol.1 - Anwaa rul Muhammadiya Pg.132 - Zirkaani Shareef]
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After gaining victory and success in Ghazwa-e-Tabook when Rasoolullah
arrived in Madinatul Munawwara, Hazrat Abbas asked for permission
from the Prophet to present a few stanzas in his praise. Mercy unto the
Worlds, The Holy Prophet said, My dear Uncle! Go ahead. Let Almighty
Allah keep your tongue in good health (One worthy of praising).
Two of these stanzas are being noted below. These have been recorded in
the distinguished works of great Muhaditheen such as Imam Jalaludeen
Suyuti, Muhadith ibn Jauzi, Allama Ibn Hajr, Allama Halbi, Allama Dahlaan
Makki, Allama Nabhaani, Allama ibn Abdul Birr, Allama Haakim and Allama
Sharistaani
On your blessed Birth the earth became bright,
Through the radiance of your light
So in that radiance and in that light
We attain and travel the path of guidance
[Kitaab ul Wafa Pg.35 Vol.1 Khasais-ul-Kubra Pg.97 Vol.1 -Jawahirul Bihar
Pg.40 - Anwaa rul Muhammadiya - Hujatullaahi Alal Aalameen Pg.222 -
Mawahib ul Laduniya Pg.23]
The distinguished Sahabi-e-Rasool Hazrat Abu Hurairah states
When the beloved Prophet used to smile, the walls would glow with his
Noor (Light). [Mawahib ul Laduniya Pg.271 Vol.1 - Anwaa rul
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Muhammadiya Pg.133, Shifa Shareef Pg.39 - Commentary Shamail Tirmizi
Pg.16 - Madarijun Nabuiwat (Persian) Pg.12 Hujatullaahi Alal Aalameen Pg
689]
Sahabi-e-Rasool Hazrat Anas says,
The entire Madinatul Munawwara became bright through the Noor of the
Prophet on the day when he entered into the City (Madina). [Tirmizi
Shareef Pg.202 Vol.2 - Mishkaat ul Masabih Pg. 547 - Ibn Majah Shareef
Pg.119 - Tabaqaat ibn Sa'ad Pg.221 Vol.1 -Mawahib ul Laduniya Pg.68 Vol.1 -
Anwaa rul Muhammadiya Pg.38 -Seerat e Halabia Pg.234 Vol.2 - Jawahirul
Bihar Pg. 60 Khasais-ul-Kubra Pg.471 Vol.1 -Madarijun Nabuiwat Pg.81 Vol
.2]
Now, after examining all the narrations quoted by the Sahaba-e-Kiraam, it is
very clear and obvious that they accepted the Prophet to be Noor. In the
light of Ahadith of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah it is clear that the claim of the
Deobandis that they are the Ahle Sunnah Wa Jamaat is only a hoax and a
fraudulent act as they do not accept the Prophet as Noor. The proper
Ahle Sunnah Wa Jamaat are those who accept the Prophet as Noor and
they are the ones who are known in the world as Sunni Bareilvis.
Those who reject the Prophet as being Noor, say that the Holy Prophet
had wives, He had children, He used to eat and drink and it is for this
reason that He is not Noor (In other words he possessed all human
qualities). They do not accept our Prophet as Noor since he had wives
and children, he ate and drank etc; but the Sahaba of the Holy Prophet
also saw that He had wives, children etc; but still they accepted him to be
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Noor.
The Imam-ul-Mufassireen of the Ummat-e-Muhammadi Hazrat Abdullah
ibn Abbas has stated concerning the Tafseer of the Ayat:
Undoubtedly came to you from Allah a Light (Noor) and a Bright Book.
[Surah Maaidah Verse.15]
He states:
Verily came to you from Allah, a light refers to the Holy Prophet
Muhammad . [Tafseer ibn Abbas Pg.72 - Published Egypt]
Bibi Halima Sa'adiya (radi Allahu anha) was the one who was blessed with
being the milk mother of the Holy Prophet . She was the person before
whom the Holy Prophet used to eat and drink. Even she believed that
the Holy Prophet was Noor and this has been explained by Allama
Muhadith Ibn Jauzi and Qaazi Thanaullah Paani Pati (radi Allahu anhum) as
follows: I never felt the need for a lamp in my house, when I fed the Holy
Prophet .
She further says, One day Umme Khola Sa'adiya said, O Halima! Do you
leave the fire burning for the entire night in your home and I replied by
saying:
No! I swear by Almighty Allah that I do not keep the fire burning at all, but
this is actually the Noor (light) of Hazrat Muhammad . [Bayaan ul
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Meeladun Nabawi Pg.54 Tafseer Mazhari]
The second nurse (milk mother) of the Rasoolullah also believed that
Huzoor is Noor. This is obvious from one of the stanzas in a poem which
she said at the time of the passing of the Holy Prophet Muhammad :
And you were definitely a Noor, A (radiant) sun, and you used to provide
brightness in darkness and emptiness. [Tabaqaat ibn Sa'ad Pg.333 Vol.2]
After examining the beliefs of a few distinguished Sahaba-e-Kiraam (radi
Allahu anhum), let us examine the beliefs of the Aunts (Paternal) of the
Prophet :
Hazrat Allama Abdur Rahmaan Jaami narrates that Sayyidah Safiya the
aunt of the Holy Prophet Muhammad says On the eve of the birth of the
Holy Prophet Muhammad I was present at his home. I saw that his Noor
(radiance) became more powerful than the brightness of the lamp.
[Shawaahidun Nubuiwat Persian Pg 22]
After the Holy Prophet journeyed into the hereafter, Hazrat Safia (radi
Allahu anha) said the following stanza due to the sorrow and thought of the
passing of The Holy Prophet . From this, one may conclude that she also
accepted him as Noor (Light).
I am weeping on the passing of the Holy Prophet Muhammad who was
really Noor (Light). [Tabaqaat ibn Sa'ad Pg.329 Vol.2]
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It is obvious from the above mentioned narrations that Hazrat Safia (radi
Allahu anha) always accepted the Holy Prophet to be Noor.
The second aunt of the Holy Prophet , Hazrat Aatika (radi Allahu anha)
also said that the Holy Prophet was Noor. On the passing of the Holy
Prophet she said the following:
O eyes! Tear in sadness on the loss of the Noor of the cities, Hazrat
Muhammad , (it is for him) for whom am I am weeping
That Mustafa , who is Noor and who was sent with
Righteousness and Guidance
[Tabaqaat ibn Sa'ad Pg.326/327 Vol.2, Published Beirut]
On the passing of the Prophet the third aunt of the Holy Prophet
Sayyidah Urwah pointed out what she believed.
This was recorded by ibn Sa'ad in his book Tabaqaat as follows:
Ah! Muhammad is the Noor (Light) unto all cities,
(so) let me continue praising you. [Tabaqaat ibn Sa'ad Pg.325 Vol.2]
It is clear that even after knowing and living amongst the blessed wives and
beloved children of the Holy Prophet and even after observing him eat
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and drink, the blessed aunts of the Holy Prophet still believed that he is
Noor (Light) and this was their clear and open belief (Aqida).
Let us now examine the belief of the Blessed and Respected Wives of the
Holy Prophet , who are known as the Mothers of the Ummah
Ummul Mo'mineen Hazrat Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (radi Allahu anha) was
the one whom the companions of the Prophet ( went to when they
needed guidance regarding any issue after the passing of the Prophet .
She states:
It was the time of sahri and I was sewing something when the needle fell
down. Just then the Holy Prophet entered the room and due to the
stream of light flowing from His blessed face, I found the needle. [Khasais-
ul-Kubra Pg.156 Vol.1 Hujatullaahi Alal Aalameen Pg.688 - Al Qaulul Bad'i
Pg.147]
Mullah Ali Qaari and Allama Jalaaluddeen Suyuti (radi Allahu anhum)
narrated that Ummul Mo'mineen Aisha Siddiqa (radi Allahu anha) says,
In total dark nights, I used to put the thread into the eye of a needle with
the help of the Noor (light) of the Holy Prophet . [Shara Shifa Haashia
Naseemur Riyaz Pg.328 Vol.1]
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The cousin of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abbas says that
the Holy Prophet is Noor. He was always in and out of the house of the
Holy Prophet Muhammad .
The uncle of the Holy Prophet , Hazrat Abbas also says that the Holy
Prophet is Noor. Those nurses who fed the Beloved Prophet and saw
him eating and drinking, those nurses in whose home the Beloved Prophet
lived, walked, ate and drank etc; also believed that the Holy Prophet
is Noor.
Those blessed aunts of the Holy Prophet who saw his wives, his children,
and who saw him eat and drink and who observed the way he lived his life,
all believed that he is Noor and not an ordinary human being.
Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (radi Allahu anha) was the one that the Sahaba
respected so dearly that after the Holy Prophet passed from this world,
they queried from her the solutions to their problems. Even though she was
the respected and blessed wife of the Holy Prophet Muhammad she still
accepted him to be Noor.
Hazrat Imam Azam Abu Hanifa states the following in the most praised
court of the Holy Prophet :
You are such a Noor that the full Moon is brightened by your Noor and you
are with your beauty and elegance a shining sun. [Qasidatun Numan Pg.23]
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Clear evidence from the sayings of the Sahaba-e-Kiraam, the Ahle Bait-e-
Athaar (radi Allahu Anhuma), and from the books of the distinguished
Muhaditheen have been presented. After examining them, it is as clear and
obvious as the brightness of day that although they possessed knowledge of
the eating, drinking, wives and children of the Holy Prophet Hazrat
Muhammad they all still believed without any doubt that he is Noor.
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Rasoolullah is the Most Unique Human Being
Yahi bole Sidra Waale chamane jahan ke thaale
Subhi me ne chaan daale koyi paye ka na paaya
Tuje Yak na Yak banaya Tuje Yak na yak banaya
Tujhe Humd he khuda ya tujhe humd he khuda ya
The Prophet is the most unique human being and the greatest of Allahs
Creation. He is so blessed that the Holy Quraan has even referred to those
fortunate Women who came into his Nikah to be the most unique amongst
the women. This status, they attained by entering into the Nikah of the Most
Unique of Allahs Creation, Hazrat Muhammad .
If barkat upon those who entered into the Nikah of the Holy Prophet is
so great that they become the most unique amongst women then who can
compare or be more unique than that such a personality as the Prophet ?
It has been narrated on the authority of Hazrat Abdullah ibn Umar that
the Holy Prophet said,
I am not similar to anyone of you [Jaame Tirmizi Pg.97 Vol.1 - Sahih
Bukhari Pg.246 Vol.1]
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Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri reports that the Holy Prophet said,
I am not of your appearance
Hazrat Abu Hurairah reports that the Holy Prophet asked,
Who from amongst you is like me [Sahih Bukhari Shareef Pg.246 Vol.1 -
Sahih Muslim Shareef Pg.351 - Abu Dawood Shareef Pg.235]
From amongst the Sahaba-e-Kiraam (alaihimur Ridwaan) none of them said
Ya RasoolAllah you are human like us. You have two hands and feet, you
eat and drink, you have blessed wives and children.
All of them (the Sahaba) are silent and obedient to the saying of the Holy
Prophet . The Sahaba-e-Kiraam did not say that the Holy Prophet was
like them but yet today there are those who have the audacity to claim that
the Prophet is an ordinary human being like you and I (Allah Forbid).
They say the only difference is that he has been given some excellence over
us. That is definitely not the difference. One can never compare sinful
people like us to Allahs most unique and most beloved and most chosen
creation Hazrat Muhammad . In reality, he is our master and we are his
servants.
Hazrat Ali says,
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I have not seen anybody similar to the Prophet either before or after
him. [Taarikh-e-Kabeer Pg.8 Vol.1 - Khasais ul Kubra Pg.181 Vol.1 - Tirmizi
Shareef Pg.204 Vol.2]
Hazrat Abu Hurairah says,
I have not seen anyone more beautiful than the Holy Prophet . It was as
if the sun was moving on his blessed face. [Mishkaat Shareef Pg.518]
Another Sahabi-e-Rasool states,
I have not seen anything cooler and more fragrant than the blessed hand of
the Holy Prophet . [Tabrani Shareef Pg.217 Vol.1 published Egypt]
Hazrat Abdullah ibn Umar states that the Prophet forbade the Sahaba
from keeping Saum e Wisaal (continuous fasting without sahri and iftaar)
and the Sahaba-e-Kiraam stated, Yaa RasoolAllah! you keep Saum e
Wisaal so the Holy Prophet said,
I am not like (similar to) you. I am given food and water. [Sahih Bukhari
Shareef Pg.246 Vol.1 - Sahih Muslim Shareef Pg.352 Vol.1]
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Hazrat Allama Ahmad Qastalaani is the annotator of Bukhari Shareef. He
states,
Make yourself well aware (of the fact) that the physical body of the Holy
Prophet was created in such a way that neither was anyone created
similar to him in the past and nor will anyone similar to him be born
afterwards. [Mawahib ul Laduniya Shareef Pg.248 Vol.1]
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The Blessed Face
of the Prophet
Ummul Momineen Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa radi Allahu anha says,
I was sewing something at the time of Sahri and the needle fell down. I
searched for it but it could not be found. Just then the Holy Prophet
entered and through the brightness of His face I found the needle.
[Khasais-ul-Kubra Pg.156 Vol.1 Hujatullaahi alal Aalameen Pg.688 - Al
Qaulul Badi Pg.147]
Mullah Ali Qaari , a distinguished Hanafi Muhadith explained the belief of
Hazrat Aisha (radi Allahu anha) in his explanation of Shifa Shareef as
follows:
I used to thread the eye of a needle during dark nights through the
Brightness of the face of the Prophet . [Khasais-ul-Kubra Pg.156 Vol.1 -
Shara Shifa bar Haashia Naseemur Riyaaz Pg. 328 Vol.1]
Ala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat Imam-e-Ahle Sunnat Mujaddid-e-Deen-o-Millat
Maulana Shah Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi says:
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Khaana-e-Qudrat Ka Husn Dastkaari Waah Waah
Kya Hee Tasweer Apne Pyaare Ki Sawaari Waah Waah
The First Khalifa of Islam Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique states the following
concerning the blessed face of Huzoor :
The face of the Holy Prophet was bright like the moon.
Once someone mentioned to Hazrat Jaabir bin Samurah that the face of
the Holy Prophet was like a sword. Hazrat Jaabir replied,
No! But His face used to be bright and shone like the sun and the moon.
[Mishkaat Shareef Pg.515 - Sahih Muslim Shareef - Mawahib ul Laduniya
Pg.250 Vol.1 - Zirkaani Shareef - Anwaa rul Muhammadiya Pg.124 Dalail-
un-Nubuiwat - Baihaqi Pg.151 Vol.1 - Shifa Shareef Pg.39 Vol.1 - Khasais ul
Kubra Pg.178 Vol.1 Hujatullaahi alal Aalameen Pg.688 - Daarmi Shareef
Pg.34 Vol.1 - Ash'atul Lam'aat Pg.482 Vol.4]
The blessed son of Sayyidah Fathima Zahra and Hazrat Ali Hazrat Imam
Hassan Mujtaba (radi Allahu Anhuma) states,
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The Holy Prophet was of the greatest stature. His face was as bright as
the brightness of the full moon. [Shamail-e-Tirmizi Pg.2 Khasais-ul-
Kubra Pg.188 Vol.1 Majma uz Zawahid Li ibn Hajr Makki Pg.279 Vol.8 -
Jawahirul Bihar Pg.35 - Dalailun Nubuiwat Pg.220 Vol.3]
In the words of Imam Zirkaani , Hazrat Fakhrudeen Raazi explains the
blessed face of the Prophet :
The Prophets face was so bright, that when the Noor from his face would
fall upon the walls they would begin to glitter. [Zirkaani Shareef Pg.210
Vol.6]
The annotator of Bukhari Shareef Imam Ibn Hajr Asqalaani, in his
distinguished book Fathul Baari narrates that a certain Sahabia of the Holy
Prophet went for Hajj and had the opportunity of seeing the Holy
Prophet . When she returned to her country a person by the name of Abu
Ishaaq asked her to explain the appearance of the Holy Prophet and she
said,
His blessed face was like the full moon and I have never seen anyone so
beautiful and full of splendour either before or after him. [Mawahib ul
Laduniya Pg. 250 Vol.1 - Khasais-ul-Kubra Pg.179 Vol.1 - Dalailun Nubuiwat
li Baihaqi Pg.153 Vol.1 - Anwaa rul Muhammadiya Pg.196 - Madarijun
Nubuiwat Pg.6 Vol.1]
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The Blessed Saliva
of the Prophet
Regarding the saliva of ordinary people like you and I, it is mentioned that if
one spits anywhere or on anything, then it is unhygienic and carries germs
and harmful bacteria that causes illnesses. It is for this reason that one may
even see a sign which says Do not spit here. It is unhealthy. However the
Luaab-e-Dahan (Holy Saliva) of the Holy Prophet is not unclean or does
not cause illness but it is the cure to illnesses. Through it, severe illnesses
are completely cured just as it has been mentioned in distinguished Kitaabs.
Hazrat Sahl bin Saad states that on the day of Khaibar the Holy Prophet
said, Tomorrow I shall give the flag in the hand of such a person in
whose hand Almighty Allah will give success and victory and he loves
Almighty Allah and His Prophet . The following morning all the Sahaba
(alaihimur Ridwaan) presented themselves in the Holy Court of the Holy
Prophet and each one wished that the flag would be given to him but the
Holy Prophet said,
Where is Ali ibn Abi Taalib ?
The Sahaba-e-Kiraam said,
His eyes are hurting (had an eye infection)
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The Prophet said,
Ask for someone to call him Someone was sent to call Hazrat Ali . When
he arrived, the Holy Prophet put his blessed saliva into his eyes and
Hazrat Ali became well and he felt as if there never was any pain (in his
eyes). [Mishkaat Shareef Pg.563 - Ash'atul Lamaat {Persian} Pg.664 Vol.4 -
Musnad Imam Ahmed Pg.53 Vol.4 - Mawahib ul Laduniya Pg.378 Vol.1]
Sahabi-e-Rasool Hazrat Aqeeli bin Habeeb says that his fathers both eyes
became completely white and he could not see at all,
Then the Holy Prophet Muhammad placed his blessed saliva into both
his eyes and he began to see and I have seen that even at the age of eighty
he used to thread a needle (without any effort). [Shifa Shareef Pg.213 Vol.1
- Mawahib ul Laduniya Pg.379 Vol.1 - Anwaa rul Muhammadiya Pg 297 -
Zirkaani Shareef - Madarijun Nubuiwat Shareef]
It has been quoted by Hazrat Shaykh Abdul Haq Muhadith Dehlwi , then
by Hazrat Allama Qastalaani Shareh Bukhari in his book Mawahib ul
Laduniya and Allama Yusuf Nabhaani in his book Anwaa rul
Muhammadiya that:
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Once the Prophet gargled into a well, due to which the entire well
became fragrant like kasturi and musk. [Madarijun Nubuiwat Pg.11 Vol.1 -
Anwaa rul Muhammadiya Pg 200]
The water from the well at the house of the distinguished Sahabi-e-Rasool
Hazrat Anas was very bitter.
The Holy Prophet put his saliva into the well at the house of Hazrat Anas
. The water became so sweet that there was no water in the entire
Madinah Munawwara that was sweeter than that. [Madarijun Nubuiwat
Pg.11 Vol.1 - Anwaa rul Muhammadiya Pg.200]
When Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique was bitten by the snake in the Cave of
Thawr,
Then the Holy Prophet applied his blessed saliva on the snake bite and
the discomfort which he (Abu Bakr) felt began to subside. [Tafseer Rooh ul
Bayaan Pg.433 Vol.3, Published Beirut]
Hazrat Bishr or (Bashir) bin Aqraba says, My father was made Shaheed
during Ghazwa-e-Uhud and I went to the court of the Prophet crying.
The Prophet said, Why are you crying? Do you not like that I may
become your father and Hazrat Fathima Zahra (radi Allahu anha) becomes
your mother. The Holy Prophet then ran his blessed hands over my
head. The area on which his hand passed over always remained black and
the rest turned white.
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He further says,
I used to stammer when I spoke. He placed his blessed saliva (in my
mouth) and the stammering stopped. [Khasais-e-Kubra Pg.83 Vol.2]
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The Blessed Perspiration
of the Holy Prophet
It is well known that when we perspire it gives out a foul odour and causes
discomfort to us and to those around us, but it should be noted that the
blessed perspiration of Sayyidul Abraar Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa
possessed a sweet smelling fragrance and was unique in every way.
The Muhaditheen have explained the Aqida of Hazrat Umme Sulaym who
was the mother of Sahabi-e-Rasool Hazrat Anas . They mention that
Huzoor used to go to the house of Hazrat Umme Sulaym (radi Allahu
anha) to make Qailullah (Rest after lunch).
Hazrat Umme Sulaym (radi Allahu anha) used to lay a bedspread made from
skin on the ground for him to rest on. He would rest on the skin spread and
would perspire whilst resting.
She used to collect the blessed perspiration of the Holy Prophet and she
used to mix it as perfume. The Prophet asked, O Umme Sulaym! What is
this? She said, Ya RasoolAllah ! It is your blessed perspiration. I mix it in
my perfume because your blessed perspiration is the best perfume amongst
all perfumes. [Mishkaat Shareef Pg.517 - Ash'atul Lam'aat Pg.488 Vol.4 -
Khasais-ul-Kubra - Sahih Bukhari Shareef Pg.66 Vol.1]
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The Mujaddid of the 14th Century, Ala Hazrat Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza
Khan says:
Raafe, Naafe Daafe Shaafe
Kya Kya Rahmat Paate ye Hai
Shaykh-ul-Muhaditheen Hazrat Shaykh Abdul Haq Muhadith Delhwi
mentions in Madaarij Shareef that a certain person wished to send his
daughter to her husbands house (marry her) but he had no perfume so he
went into the court of the Holy Prophet and there was nothing present.
The Holy Prophet asked for a bottle and placed some perfume in it. He
then put some of his blessed perspiration into the bottle and said, Mix
some scent with it and ask your daughter to use it as perfume. Whenever
she used the perfume, the people of Madinah used to smell the fragrance
and they called her home The House of the Fragrant Ones [Madarijun
Nubuiwat Persian Pg.29 Vol.1 -Hujatullaahi Alal Aalameen Pg.685]
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Intercession of the
Holy Prophet
Shafa'e Roze Jaza tum pe karoro Durood
Dafa'e Jumla bala tum pe karoro Durood
The Holy Prophet is an Intercessor and through the special permission
granted to him by Almighty Allah, he will intercede on the day of Qiyaamah.
Almighty Allah in the Glorious Quraan Azeem states:
Who is there, that can intercede before Him, without His Permission. He
knows whatever is ahead of them and what is behind them. [Surah
Baqara Verse.255]
Soon your Creator shall raise you to stand at a station, where all shall praise
you. [Surah Bani Israeel Verse.79]
Imam Khaazin and Imam Nasafi (alaihimur rahma) have stated the following
in the commentary of this verse:
And the Maqaam e Mahmud is a point of intercession for there; all those
who were before and after will praise and honour the Holy Prophet .
[Tafseer-e-Khaazin Pg.175 Vol.3 - Madaarik Pg.175 - Tafseer-e-Jalaalain
Pg.237 -Tafseer Jaami' ul Bayaan Pg.245]
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Imam Bukhari in his Kitaab also states that the Holy Prophet was
asked regarding the Maqaam-e-Mahmud and he said,
It is the station of intercession [Jaame Tirmizi Pg.142 Vol.2]
Hazrat Imam Bukhari quotes the Hadith on intercession in the Sahih
Bukhari. In this it is stated:
Then Rasool recited the verse: It is near that your lord may make you
stand at a place where all should praise you. And he then said, And it has
been promised to your Nabi Muhammad by Almighty Allah. [Sahih
Bukhari Shareef 1118 Vol.2 - Mishkaat Pg.489 - Mirkaat Pg.282 Vol.10 -
Ash'atul Lam'aat Pg.387 Vol.3]
Imam Nasfi, Imam Suyuti and Imam Qurtabi (radi Allahu anhum) have
stated the following concerning the verse of the Holy Quraan,
And verily, soon your Creator will bestow upon you so abundantly that you
shall be satisfied (completely pleased). [Surah Duha Verse.5]
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When this verse of the Holy Quraan was revealed then the Holy Prophet
said, Then I will never be pleased until every single one of my Ummah is
removed from the fire of Hell. [Tafseer Durr Manthur Pg.361 Vol.6 - Tafseer
e Qurtabi Pg.96 Vol.20 - Tafseer e Azeezi Pg.318 Vol.4 - Tafseer e Madaarik
Pg.364 Vol.4]
Imam-ul-Mufassireen Alauddeen Ali bin Muhammad bin Ibrahim Baghdadi
in his Tafseer-e-Khaazin states the following on the commentary of the
verse
And verily, soon your Creator will bestow upon you so abundantly that you
shall be satisfied (completely pleased) that Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abbas
states,
(The meaning of this giving is) the intercession for the Ummah up to the
time when you become pleased [Tafseer-e-Khaazin Pg.258 Vol.7]
Hazrat Auf bin Maalik states that the Holy Prophet has said,
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A certain person came to me from of my Creator and he gave me the option
of either half my Ummah entering Jannat or my intercession so I accepted
the intercession and this is for every such person except those who commit
shirk [Mishkaat Pg.494 Jaame Tirmizi Pg.67 Vol.2 - Ibn Majah Pg.330 -
Ashatul Lam'aat Pg.404 Vol.4 - Mirkaat Pg.310 Vol.10 - Mustadrak Pg.67
Vol.1]
Hazrat Ali Murtuza says that the Holy Prophet said,
I will intercede for my Ummah until my Creator summons me (saying), O
Muhammad! Are you fully satisfied then, I will say, O my Creator! I am
fully satisfied. [Durr Manthur Pg.361 Vol.6 - Qurtabi Pg.96 Vol.20 Tafseer
Rooh ul Bayaan Pg.455 Vol.30]
Hazrat Abu Hurairah reports that the Holy Prophet said,
One (special) Dua of every Nabi is accepted and every Nabi was swift in
making that Dua and I have kept this Dua for the day of Qiyaamah for the
Shafa'at of my Ummah and this Dua of mine is one that will reach every that
person in my Ummah who died without committing shirk with Almighty
Allah. [Ibn Majah Shareef Pg.329 - Mishkaat Shareef Pg.194 - Ash'atul
Lam'aat Pg.168 Vol.2 - Sahih Bukhari Shareef Pg.932 Vol.2 - Sahih Muslim
Shareef Pg.113 Vol.1 - Fathul Baari Pg.96 Vol.11 - Umdatul Qaari Pg.276
Vol.22 - Irshaadus Saari - Mustadrak Pg.68 Vol.1-Tirmizi Shareef Pg.600 Vol.6
- Jaame Sagheer Pg.97 Vol.1-Nihaaya Pg.208 Vol.2]
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Hazrat Ubay bin Ka'ab reports that the Holy Prophet said,
On the day of Qiyaamah I will be the Leader and Spokesperson of all the
Ambia (Alaihimus Salaam) and I will be the master of their intercession. I do
not say this out of pride. [Mishkaat Shareef Pg.514 - Ash'atul Lam'aat Pg.478
Vol.4 - Mirkaat Shareef Pg.64 & 65 Vol.11 - Tirmizi Shareef Pg.201 Vol.2 -
Jaame Sagheer Pg.33 Vol.1 - Mustadrak Pg.71 Vol.1 - Talkhees Pg.71 Vol.1 -
Ibn Majah Shareef Pg.330]
Hazrat Anas bin Maalik says that the Holy Prophet said,
When the people will rise from their graves, then I shall be the first to rise.
I will be their leader when they go before Allah and I will be their
spokesperson when they are all alone and I will be their intercessor when
they are stopped in Mahshar and I will give them hope when they are in
despair. The keys of respect and treasures of mercy will be in my hand on
that day Liwa ul Humd (The Flag of Praise) will be in my hand. From
amongst all the people I am the most exalted near my Creator. Thousands of
servants will be going around me as if they were eggs and are kept with
great care or like pearls all widely spread out. [Mishkaat Shareef Pg.514 -
Jaame Tirmizi Pg.201 Vol.2 - Daarmi Shareef Pg.30 Vol.1 - Ash'atul Lam'aat
Pg.477 Mirkaat Shareef Pg.63 Vol.11]
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Hazrat Abu Hurairah reports that the Holy Prophet said,
On the day of Qiyaamah I will be the leader of the children of Hazrat Adam
(Alaihis Salaam). I will be the first to rise from my grave. I will be the first to
start interceding and my intercession will be the first to be accepted.
[Mishkaat Shareef Pg.511 - Sahih Muslim Shareef Pg.245 Vol.2 - Ash'atul
Lam'aat Pg.466 Vol.4 - Mirkaat Shareef Pg.45 Vol.11 - Ibn Majah Shareef
Pg.329]
Hazrat Jaabir reports that the Holy Prophet said,
I am the leader of the Prophets and I do not show any pride. I am the seal of
the Prophets and I do not show any pride, and first of all I will intercede and
my intercession will be accepted and I do not show any pride. [Mishkaat
Pg.514, Ash'atul Lam'aat Pg.477 Vol.4 - Mirkaat Pg.63 Vol.11]
Hazrat Anas reports that the Holy Prophet Muhammad said that on
the day of Qiyaamah, the people will congregate and say
We wish to find someone to intercede for us in the Court of Almighty Allah
so that He may grant us comfort at this point.
After this, they will go before Hazrat Adam (Alaihis Salaam) and say, O
Adam! (Alaihis Salaam) Are you not looking at the people? Almighty Allah
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has created you with his Qudrat and commanded the Angels to prostrate
before you. He gave you the knowledge of the names of everything.
They will say,
Intercede for us in the court of our Creator so that He may grant us (some)
relief at this point. Then Hazrat Adam (alaihis salaam) will say, This is not my duty (In other words first open the doors of Shafa'at). He
shall say,
Go to Hazrat Nooh (alaihis salaam) for he is the first Nabi that Almighty
Allah sent towards the people on earth. Then they will go to Hazrat Nooh
(alaihis salaam) and he too will say, This is not my duty (first open the doors of Shafa'at). He shall further say,
Go to Hazrat Ibrahim (alaihis salaam).
He is the friend of Almighty Allah.
Then they will go to him and he shall say This is not my duty. He will further say,
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Go to Hazrat Moosa (alaihis salaam). He is a special servant of Almighty
Allah. Almighty Allah gave him the Taurat and also spoke to him.
Thus the people will go before him and he too will shall This is not my duty.
Go to Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam) He is the special servant and Rasool of
Almighty Allah and His Kalima and Rooh.
The people will then present themselves before Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam)
and he will say, and then say:
Go into the Court of Hazrat Muhammad who is a unique servant of
Almighty Allah and it is through him that Almighty Allah has forgiven those
before and after him. Then Huzoor said, They will come to me
Then, I shall ask for permission in the Court of Almighty Allah and
permission will be granted. And when I am granted the divine vision of
seeing Almighty Allah, I will prostrate (make Sajdah). Then Almighty Allah
will say,
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Rise O Muhammad , Ask and request and it will be given, and intercede
and your intercession shall be accepted.
The Holy Prophet has stated, Any person who read laa ilaaha ilal la and
has Imaan in his heart equal to a grain of wheat, He will be taken out of
Jahanum, after this, he will be removed from Jahanum who has in his heart
Imaan equivalent to a speck of flour and then he will be removed from
Jahanum who has in his heart Imaan equivalent to a speck of dust. [Bukhari
Shareef Pg.1102 Vol.2 - Ibn Majah Pg.329 - Mirkaat Pg.276 Vol.10 - Nihaaya
Pg.188 Vol.2]
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Permissibility of Keeping the Names Ghulam Mustafa etc
Ya Ibaadi kah ke humko Shah ne
Apna banda karliya phir tujko kya
The Ahle Sunnah Wa Jama'at believe that to keep the names Ghulam
Mustafa and Abdun Nabi etc as permissible and a means of attaining
blessing, whereas the there are those who oppose it and regard the keeping
of these names to be shirk (associating partners with Allah). This belief and
false theory of theirs is absolutely incorrect. In reality, it is totally
permissible for us to refer to ourselves as the servants of Rasoolullah .
Almighty Allah says in the Holy Quraan:
You Say, O my servants who have harmed their own souls. Do not be
disillusioned from the mercy of Allah. [Surah Zumar Verse.53]
One of the persons who is even respected by the Wahabis, Haji Imdaadullah
Muhaajir-e-Makki states as follows concerning the above mentioned verse
of the Holy Quraan: Because the Holy Prophet is so near to Almighty
Allah, it is permissible to refer to the servant of Allah as the servant of the
Rasool . Just as Almighty Allah states: You Say, O my servants who
committed injustice unto their souls. The one being referred to (in this
verse) is none other than the Holy Prophet . [Imdaadul Mushtaaq Pg 93]
Note: In other words the Prophet is being commanded from the Court of
Allah to refer to those of us who have committed injustice unto our souls as
his servants.
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The second Khalifa of Islam, Hazrat Umar Farouk also used to refer to
himself as Abdul Mustafa just as the narration below will show:
When Hazrat Umar Farouk became Khalifa, he stood on the Mimbar of
the Prophet and delivered a sermon and praised Almighty Allah and the
Holy Prophet . He then said O people! I am aware of the fact that you love
me dearly and this is because I lived with the Holy Prophet and I am his
Abd (servant / slave) and his Khaadim. [Kanz ul Ummal Pg.147 Vol.3 -
Hayaatul Haiwaan of Imam Dameeri Pg.787 Vol.1 - Izaalatul Khifa of Shah
Waliyullah Muhadith Delhwi Pg.63 Vol.2]
The Aqida of Hazrat Umar-e-Farouk concerning this issue has already
been examined. This is that Umar-e-Farouk concerning whom the Holy
Prophet said,
Verily shaitaan runs from the shadow of Hazrat Umar Farouk
Whilst adorning the Mimbar and the Mehraab with the respect and pride of
Islam, Hazrat Umar Farouk announced before great Sahaba-e-Kiraam and
Taabi'een, from amongst whom were great personalities and great
luminaries such as Hazrat Uthman and Hazrat Ali Murtuza (radi Allahu
anhum) that he was the Abd servant and slave of the Holy Prophet .
The Sahaba-e-Kiraam (radi Allahu anhum ul Ajmaeen) did not say, O Umar
Farouk ! You have committed polytheism. In the presence of the Sahaba
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and Taabi'een Hazrat Umar Farouk while standing on the sacred Mimbar
of the Holy Prophet Muhammad is saying that he is Abdul Mustafa and
Abdun Nabi and there is no objection from the distinguished Sahaba-e-
Kiraam or the Taabieen (radi Allahu anhum). It is obvious that the silence of
the Sahaba and the Taabieen was testimony to the fact that this was also
their belief since silence is consent. It is evidence that they did not accept
this name to be polytheism but they accepted those who believed in this to
be Momin-e-Kaamil.
The Holy Prophet Muhammad said,
It is necessary upon you to follow my way and the way of my Khulafa
Raashideen, as they are the righteous ones. [Mishkaat Shareef - Tirmizi
Shareef Pg.92 Vol.2 - Musnad-e-Ahmad Pg.27 - Mustadrak Pg.95 Vol.1]
Now, keeping the Holy saying of the Holy Prophet in mind and
examining the statement of Hazrat Umar Farouk wherein he referred to
himself as Abdul Mustafa in the presence of Hazrat Ali , Hazrat Uthman
and in the presence of all the other Sahaba and Taabieen (radi Allahu
anhum) that were present, the Ahle Sunnah Wa Jama'at keep the names
Abdul Mustafa and Abdun Nabi. My Aala Hazrat Sayyidi Imam Ahle Sunnah
Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza Khan even in his official seal had the name
Abdul Mustafa written. It used to read Abdul Mustafa Muhammad Ahmed
Raza Khan Barelvi. It is for this reason that Allama Abu Noor Muhammad
Basheer Saaheb has written:
Mere Abdul Mustafa Ahmed Raza Tera Qalam
Dushmanane Mustafa ke waaste Shamsheer he
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The Prophet Hears From Great Distances
Door o Nazdeek ke sun'ne waale wo Kaan
Kaan la'ale karaamat pe lakho Salaam
It is our Aqida that the Holy Prophet is able to hear us even from great
distances. The distinguished Sahaba of the Holy Prophet used to call out
to the Prophet from great distances even at the time of battles which
took place distances away. This was also the manner of Hazrat Abdullah ibn
Umar . It is well known that he used to call to out to the Holy Prophet
during the battles he fought in. This has also been proven by Hazrat
Abdullah bin Abbas and Hazrat Uthman bin Hunaif (radi Allahu anhum).
The Sahaba used to call out to the Holy Prophet from both far and near
and their problems would be solved. The companions of the Prophet
called out his Holy Name from great distances to seek his assistance and in
doing so; they displayed their belief that he could hear them no matter
where they were. It is also the saying of the Holy Prophet ,
I hear that which you do not hear. [Sahih Bukhari Shareef - Sahih Muslim
Shareef - Mishkaat Shareef]
Hazrat Shah Wali Allah Muhadith Delhwi used to say the following
concerning Dalail e Khayraat:
I received the authority of Dalail from my Shaykh Abu Taahir; he received
it from Ahmad Nakhaa, he received it from Sayed Abdur Rahmaan Idrees, He
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received it from his father Ahmed, he received it from His grandfather
Muhammad, he received it from his grandfather and He received it from the
Compiler of Dalail-al-Khayraat Shaykh Sayed Shareef Muhammad bin
Sulaiman Al Jazuli . [Intibah fis Salasil]
In the very book Dalail-e-Khayraat, Hazrat Muhammad bin Sulaiman Jazuli
has quoted this Hadith of the Holy Prophet Muhammad .
The Holy Prophet Muhammad has stated,
I personally hear the Durood of those who love me and I also recognise
them [Dalail-al-Khayraat Shareef Pg.22]
A true Muslim always trusts the words of the Holy Prophet and he will
believe that the Holy Prophet hears Duas and Durood from both far and
near and also recognises the one remembering him. From the above
mentioned Hadith it is obvious that the entire world is before the Holy
Prophet . He sees and recognises everyone and everything.
It has been quoted in Tabrani Shareef that the Holy Prophet Muhammad
said,
Recite Durood Shareef abundantly on Fridays since it is a day of witnesses.
Angels present themselves there. When any servant recites Durood, no
matter whom and where he is his voice reaches me.
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It is as clear as day from the Hadith that the belief of the Ahle Sunnah Wa
Jama'at is true and proper because the Holy Prophet has stated that
wherever or whoever the person is who recites Durood upon him, the voice
of that person reaches him. This means whether a person is far or near, in
Madinah Munawwara or anywhere else in the world, his voice reaches the
Prophet .
Those who say that the Prophet is not able to hear our Durood Shareef,
present the Hadith wherein it is mentioned that the Angels carry the
Durood into the Court of the Holy Prophet . After presenting this Hadith,
they say that this is proof that the Prophet does not hear it personally.
The said Hadith is being quoted below: It is mentioned in the Hadith Shareef
as follows:
When a person recites Durood Shareef then an Angel ascends with it and
presents it before Almighty Allah. Allah Almighty says, Take it to the Holy
Grave of my Beloved servant Muhammad so that he may make Dua-e-
Bakhshish for the person who sent the Durood and he may gain coolness in
his eyes.
From the above mentioned Hadith it is clear that the Durood is first
presented in the Divine Court of Almighty Allah and thereafter with the
command of Almighty Allah, it is presented in the court of the Holy Prophet
. The logic of the deobandis is that if the Durood is heard by the Prophet
then what need is there for the Angels to present it. It should be noted
that this argument is not only contradicting the power of hearing of the
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Holy Prophet but it is also contradicting the power of hearing of
Almighty Allah since the Durood is first presented in the Court of Almighty
Allah.
According to their evidence (Allah Forbid) Will this then not mean that
Almighty also cannot hear from distances as well, if not what need was there
for it to be presented by the Angel?
Note how corrupt beliefs these people hold that it has even contradicted and
opposed one of the attributes of Almighty Allah. May Almighty Allah protect
us from such false and corrupt beliefs and groups (Ameen).
Imam Sakhawi in his book Mustataab Al Qaulul Badi' quotes a narration
which is also quoted by the deobandis.
Hazrat Ammaar bin Yaasir reports that the Holy Prophet said,
Verily Almighty Allah has granted an Angel the power of listening to the
voices of every creation. That Angel will be standing at my graveside when I
leave this world. Thus whoever sends Durood Shareef upon me then he will
say, O Muhammad ! Certain person who is the son of certain person has
recited Durood. Huzoor has stated, Any person who recites Durood
once upon me. Almighty Allah bestows his mercy ten times upon him. [Al
Qaulul Badi Pg.112]
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From this Hadith one can understand the respect and status of the Holy
Prophet . If the reciter of the Durood is far or near, in Arabia or outside
Arabia in the East or in the West, the voice (of that person) is heard by the
Angel who is standing on duty as a slave and servant at the Rauza-e-
Mubaarak of the Holy Prophet .
The Angel does not only hear the voice of one single person but he hears the
voice of every creation. If this is the hearing power of that Angel who is a
servant and a slave of the Holy Prophet , that it is able to hear the voice
of every creation then what can be said about the hearing power of the Holy
Prophet who is the leader and Rasool of all the Angels.
Is there any one in their right sense of mind who will believe that the Angel
who is the servant of the Holy Prophet Muhammad is hearing the
Salaam of every person on the Duniya while standing beside the Rauza-e-
Anwar of the Holy Prophet and the Master of that Angel who is the Holy
Prophet cannot hear the Salaam of His Ummah? Definitely not! The
Master Muhammadur Rasoolullah is aware of our salaam and hears it
and all the Angels and the rest of Allahs creation, are all servants and
humble slaves at before the Majestic Court of the Beloved Rasool .
Another important fact which is present in this narration is that the Angel
knows the name of every person sending Durood. He even knows the name
of the reciters father since in the Hadith it has been stated, certain person
who is the son of certain person sends Durood. It is obvious that the person
who is reciting Durood does not say his name or his fathers name before
reciting the Durood. He does not say that I am certain person the son of
certain person.
Now, even though the person reciting the Durood does not give his name or
his fathers name, the Angel who is present in Madinatul Munawarah at the
Rauza-e-Aqdas of the Holy Prophet is aware of the name and the fathers
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name of the sender of the Durood. Now, If this is the status and knowledge
possessed by that particular Angel, then it is obvious that the Beloved of
Almighty Allah Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa is definitely aware of the
name and fathers name of the person who is sending Durood upon him.
Verily our Leader Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa is aware of our names and
surnames and of our condition at all times.
Banda mit' Jaye na Aaqa pe wo banda kya hai
Be Khabar ho jo Ghulaamo se wo Aaqa kya hai
This is why Hazrat Shah Abdul Aziz Muhadith Delhwi states the following
whilst explaining the verse Through the power of Noor-e-Nabuiwat, the Holy Prophet is aware and well informed of the
condition and status of every follower. He knows of the point where that
person has reached in his Deen and what is the condition of his Imaan and
due to which veil it is that he is deprived of (spiritual) elevation. Thus he is
aware of our sins, intentions and hypocritical plans. This is why according
to Shariat his testimony regarding the Ummah in the world and the
hereafter will necessarily be accepted [Tafseer-e-Azeezi]
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Seeking Assistance From The Awliyah Allah
Ghaus-e-Azam aap se faryaad he
Zinda phir ye paak millat kijiye
It is absolutely permissible and a means of blessing to seek assistance from
the Awliyah Allah (Alaihimur Ridwaan) as they are the beloved servants of
Allah. Almighty Allah says in the Glorious Quraan:
Then undoubtedly, Allah is his helper and Jibraeel and (all) the pious
believers and after this, even the Angels will support him. [Surah Tahreem
Verse.4]
In the commentary of the above mentioned verse of the Holy Quraan
Hazrat Allama Aaloosi says that the word Maula in this verse means
Nassir which means Helper.
In another verse of the Holy Quraan Almighty Allah says:
Your helpers are Almighty Allah and His Rasool and those Muslims who
perform Salaah and give alms and make Ruku [Surah Maaidah Verse.55]
It is an authentic Hadith of the Holy Prophet that it has been narrated by
Hazrat Abdullah bin Masud that the Holy Prophet Muhammad has
stated:
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When the animal etc. of any person flees into the woods,
Then he should say thrice, O servants of Allah help me! O servants of Allah
help me! O servants of Allah help me! [Hisn Haseen Pg.163]
Hazrat Allama ibn Juzri says that it has been reported from a certain
person that once one of his animals went astray. He knew the words of the
said Hadith. Through the blessing of this, Almighty Allah caused the animal
to return to him. Quoting another narration from Tabrani Hazrat Allama ibn
Juzri states,
If one is ever in any need then he should say O servants of Allah! Assist me.
O servants of Allah! Assist me. O servants of Allah! Assist me. After
narrating this Hadith Allama ibn Juzri quotes the Narrator where he says,
I have found that to be very effective.
In Hirz-e-Thameen, the commentary of Hisn Haseen Allama Mullah Ali Qaari
states the following concerning the above mentioned Hadith:
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Certain reliable Ulama have stated that this Hadith Shareef is Hassan (in
merit). It is very much needed by travellers and it is narrated by great
spiritual leaders that this (Hadith) is authentic. (In other words through it
ones problems are solved).
Hazrat Imam Nawawi who is the annotator of Muslim Shareef quotes an
incident:
One of our Shaykhs narrated an incident to me, (He said) my mule ran
away and I had known the Hadith and I immediately said O servants of
Allah! Assist me, so Almighty Allah immediately stopped the mule (from
running away). [Kitaab ul Azkaar Pg.201]
Muhadith Imam Nawawi states that once I was personally going
somewhere with a group of people and our animal ran away. Our catching
the animal was in vain, and then I said the words O servants of Allah! Help me. and the animal stopped immediately, allowing us to
catch it and with the exception of this I did not do or say anything else.
Hazrat Allama Jalaludeen Suyuti has quoted a Hadith with reference to
Tabrani Shareef on the authority of Hazrat Abdullah ibn Umar that the
Holy Prophet said,
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There are certain of Allahs servants that have been appointed to fulfil the
necessities of the people. People will call to them in their times of need.
They are protected from the punishment of Almighty Allah. [Jaame Sagheer
Pg.78 Vol.1]
Allama Abdul Wahab Sha'raani in his distinguished book Tabaqaat ul
Kubra narrated many incidents in which the Awliyah have helped from
great distances. A few of these incidents are being quoted so that the true
belief of the Ahle Sunnat wa Jama'at is clearly identified. Allama Abdul
Wahab Sharaani states that Hazrat Shamsuddeen Muhammad Hanafi
was performing ablution in his room when he suddenly threw his wooden
sandal into the air.
It disappeared although there was no way for it to exit the room. He gave
the other sandal to his disciple and asked him to keep it until the first one
returned. After some time a certain person from Syria arrived with the
sandal and some money as gifts and said, May Almighty Allah give reward
you for this.
The man mentioned that the actual incident which occurred as follows:
Once when a thief sat on my chest and was about to slaughter me, in my
heart I said, Ya Sayyidi Muhammad Ya Hanafiy then suddenly this sandal
appeared and struck the thief on his chest with such force that he became
dazed and collapsed and Almighty Allah saved me through your blessing.
[Tabaqaat ul Kubra Pg.95 Vol.2]
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Hazrat Allama Abdul Wahab Sharaani when explaining the status and
significance of Hazrat Moosa Abu Imran states:
When any of his mureeds would call out to him from anywhere, he would
answer them even if he was a years distance away or even more than that.
[Tabaqaat ul Kubra Pg.29 Vol.2]
Hazrat Allama ibn Hajr Makki (radi Allahu anhu) states,
It is from amongst the blessings of the Awliyah Allah that through their
blessings it rains upon the people (and) fighting is alleviated, if not the earth
would be full of destruction. [Fataawa Hadeethia Pg.221]
Hazrat Allama ibn Aabideen Shaami on the footnote of his internationally
renowned book Raddul Muhtar says that Ziyaadi has reported that if any
person loses any one of his belongings then he wishes for Almighty Allah to
return it to him, he should stand on a high place facing the Qibla and make
Faateha and send the sawaab (reward) to the Holy Prophet and to Sayyid
Ahmad bin Alwaan and say,
O my leader Ahmad! O son of Alwaan! If you do not return my lost item,
then it is fine, otherwise I will remove your name from the register of the
Awliyah
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With the Barkah of this amal and that Wali Allah, the lost thing will be
returned. [Raddul Muhtaar Shara Durr Mukhtar Pg.334 Vol.3]
Hazrat Shah Abdul Aziz Muhadith Delhwi presents a narration from
Hazrat Shaykh Ahmad Zarookh who is the teacher of Allama Ahmad
Qastalaani the commentator of Bukhari Shareef and also the teacher of
Allama Shamsuddeen Liqaani . He is also well recognised in the academic
and spiritual world. Read this and look at the truthfulness and sincerity of
the Ahle Sunnah wall Jama'at. He says,
I am the one who comforts my disciple in his difficult times, when the
world breaks unto him. If you are in any discomfort, shortage or grief, then
call out to me with the words Ya Zarooq and I will present myself.
[Bustaan-ul-Muhaditheen]
Those who reject the above mentioned and try to corrupt the minds and
hearts of the simple unsuspecting Muslims are not the Ahle Sunnah Wall
Jama'at nor are they true Hanafis. Those who obtain assistance from the
Awliyah Allah and believe (The Awliyah) have power over certain things
with the permission of Allah are the true Ahle Sunnah.
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The Prophet is Our Benefactor
Jis ko dena he dene ko moo chahiye
Dene waala he sacha humara Nabi
Almighty Allah says in the Glorious Quraan,
And how nice it would have been if they had been content with that which
Allah and His Rasool had given them, and if they had said, Sufficient for us
is Allah, Allah bestows upon us of His Grace and so does His Prophet. And
towards Allah alone do we turn. [Surah Tauba Verse.59]
And it is not befitting to any Muslim man or Muslim woman, that when
Allah and His Messenger have decreed something, they should have any
choice in their matters, and whosoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger,
he has undoubtedly gone astray [Surah Al Ahzab Verse.36]
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And when they commit injustice unto their souls, then O Beloved, they
should present themselves before you and then seek forgiveness from
Allah, and (if) the Prophet should intercede on their behalf, then
definitely they shall find Allah Most Forgiving, Most Compassionate.
[Surah Nisa Verse.64]
(O Beloved Prophet) they ask you concerning the spoils (of war). Say you,
'the spoils belong to Allah and His Rasool; so fear Allah and remain united
amongst yourselves; and obey Allah and the Prophet, if you have Imaan
(true faith). [Surah Al Anfal Verse.1]
With the exception of these verses of the Holy Quraan there are also
numerous other verses concerning this from which it can be proven that
through the consent of Almighty Allah, the Holy Prophet has been given
the power of granting benefit to whomsoever he wishes. It should be noted
that if to make someone wealthy or to bless them with anything or to
intercede for any person is not a way of giving benefit, then what is it?
Even the Sahaba of the Holy Prophet received great blessings and
benefits from the Holy Prophet . Such incidents are also present in the
Ahadith-e-Mubaaraka and will be discussed later on.
The story of Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam) is present in the Holy Quraan that
Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam) had stated,
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I mould for you from sand, a figure resembling a bird, and when I blow
into it, it immediately becomes a bird, through the command of Allah.
[Surah Al Imran Verse.49]
Now the making of the form of the bird was the action of Hazrat Esa (alaihis
Salaam). To blow in it was the action of Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam). When
Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam) blew into it then with the command of Allah it
began to fly. If in this incident the benefit which is being caused by Hazrat
Esa (alaihis salaam) is not clear then what is?
Almighty Allah explained this benefit caused by Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam)
in the Holy Quraan so that his status may be understood. Hence, the status
and personality of our Beloved Rasool is much more exalted as our
Prophet is Imam ul Ambiya. Another verse of the Holy Quraan is being
quoted to show the benefit received through Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam):
And I cure the one who is born blind and the ones with leprosy, and I
bring the dead back to life, through the command of Allah, [Surah Al
Imran Verse.49]
If through the command of Allah, to be cured by Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam),
to be made healthy and to be brought back to life from the dead is not
benefit, then what else can it be called?
How can those (who oppose this) stand before the Christians and say to
them that our Nabi Muhammad Mustafa is not in control of giving
benefit when the proof of their Nabi Esa (alaihis salaam) being in control of
giving benefit is present in our Holy Quraan.
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In the instance where Hazrat Jibraeel (alaihis salaam) went to Hazrat
Mariam (radi Allahu anha) and told her, I am here to give you a son, Was
Hazrat Jibraeel (alaihis salaam) not the one that was giving benefit.
However, Hazrat Jibraeel (alaihis salaam) is also a creation of Almighty
Allah. This has been explained in the Holy Quraan as follows:
He said, I have been sent by your Lord so that I may give you a pure son.
[Surah Maryam Verse.19]
It has also been stated in the Holy Quraan that through the Barkah of Hazrat
Yusuf (alaihis salaam), Hazrat Yaqub (alaihis salaam) regained his sight. Is
the returning of the sight of Hazrat Yaqub (alaihis salaam) not a benefit and
advantage? Verily it is. Now the verse of the Holy Quraan is being quoted
where this incident has been explained. Hazrat Yusuf (alaihis salaam) said,
Take (with you) this kurta of mine and place it over the face of my father,
his eyes shall open. [Surah Yusuf Verse.93]
Then, when the person bearing the good news arrived, he placed that kurta
over the face of Yaqub. Immediately his eye sight returned. [Surah Yusuf
Verse.96]
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After studying the above mentioned verses of the Holy Quraan it is clear
that benefit was gained from Hazrat Esa, Hazrat Yusuf and Hazrat Jibraeel
(alaihimus Salaam).
It is as bright as day that if you ask any ordinary Muslim concerning the
most superior of Prophets, he will say, The final Messenger Hazrat
Muhammad Mustafa is the most superior of all the Prophets, Thus if
benefit can be gained through the other Ambia (Alaihimus salaam) then how
can a Muslim refute this for the Holy Prophet .
Those who are Muslims will always accept that the Holy Prophet has the
power of giving benefit. He will think of him as the one to turn towards in
his times of need. This is why our Aala Hazrat Ash Shah Imam Ahmad Raza
Khan has stated:
Rafa'e Nafa'e Dafa'e Shafa'e
kya kya rahmat laate ye hai
Now a few Ahadith of the Holy Prophet are being quoted to conclude
this discussion
Sahabi-e-Rasool Hazrat Maaghir had committed a serious error, so he
went into the Court of the Holy Prophet Muhammad and said,
O Prophet of Allah, Purify me [Mishkaat Shareef - Ashatul Lamaat -
Mirkaat - Muslim Shareef]
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The Sahabi-e-Rasool had committed an error and was answerable in the
Court of Allah for this, and yet he is asking the Holy Prophet to purify
and cleanse him. The reason for this is that the Sahabi of the Holy Prophet
knew that he could give benefit to them and this is why they asked him
to assist them.
The Holy Prophet said,
I am the Distributor and Almighty Allah is Giver. [Bukhari Pg.16 Vol.1 -
Fathul Baari Pg.164 Vol.1 - Umdatul Qaari Pg.48 Vol.2 - Irshaadus Saari
Pg.170 Vol.1 - Mishkaat Pg.32 - Mirkaat Pg.267 Vol.1 - Ashatul Lam'aat
Pg.152 Vol.1]
Hazrat Rabia said in the Court of the Holy Prophet ,
I ask from you that I may be in Jannat with you. [Mishkaat Pg.86 - Mirkaat
Vol.2 - Ash'atul Lam'aat Pg.396 - Muslim Shareef Pg.193 Vol.1 - Nasai Pg.171]
It is obvious from the Ahadith-e-Mubaaraka that the Holy Prophet is the one
who distributes throughout the universe and verily he who is a distributor
in the entire universe definitely has the power of giving benefit.
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Wasila (Mediation)
Khuda Ki Raza Chaahate he Do Aalam
Khuda Chahata he Raza e Muhammad
The Aqida of the Ahle Sunnah wall Jama'at is that Wasila is permissible.
Almighty Allah says in the Quraan Azeem:
O you who Believe, Fear Allah and seek a means (Wasila) towards Him
and fight (make jihad) in His way, in hope of attaining salvation. [Surah
Maaidah Verse.35]
And when they commit injustice unto their souls, then O Beloved, they
should present themselves before you and then seek forgiveness from
Allah, and (if) the Prophet should intercede on their behalf, then
definitely they shall find Allah Most Forgiving, Most Compassionate.
[Surah Nisa Verse.64]
With reference to the above mentioned verse the Commentators of the Holy
Quraan have quoted an incident which is being quoted below:
After the passing of the of the Holy Prophet from this physical world, a
villager presented himself before the Rauza-e-Anwar of Rasoolullah and
he placed the dust from the Rauza Shareef on his head and then said,
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Ya RasoolAllah that which you have said, we have obeyed, and in that
which was revealed upon you is this verse: And verily I have done injustice upon my soul and I am before you to ask repentance from
Allah. On this, a voice was heard from the Rauza-e-Anwar which said, You
have been forgiven. [Jazb ul Quloob Pg.211]
Almighty Allah says in the Holy Quraan,
And (even though) before that, they used to pray for victory over the
infidels through the mediation (Wasila) of the same Prophet, but when
came towards them that recognized one, who was well known to them,
they rejected him, so the curse of Allah is upon the rejecters. [Surah
Baqara Verse.89]
With reference to this verse of the Holy Quraan the commentators have
quoted the instances where the Jews asked for Dua through the Wasila of
the Holy Prophet .
Sayyidul Mufassireen, Sahabi Rasool Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abbas states
that when the Jews wished to gain victory over their enemies they would
make this Dua:
O Allah! We ask to you through the mediation of the unlettered Prophet
that you may grant us victory over the polytheists. [Tafseer Durr Manthur
Pg.88 Vol.1]
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Hazrat Fakhruddeen Raazi the distinguished author of the celebrated
Tafseer-e-Kabeer, which is the commentary of the Holy Quraan writes the
following concerning the commentary of the above mentioned verse of the
Holy Quraan:
O Allah! Grant us victory and assist us through the mediation of the
unlettered Prophet. [Tafseer-e-Kabeer Pg.428 Vol. 1]
Hazrat Abul Aaliyah reports that the Jews made Dua in this manner:
O Allah send that Prophet whose blessed praise is in our Taurat so that he
may punish the polytheists and execute them. [Tafseer ibn Jareer Pg.310
Vol.1]
Hazrat Imam ibn Jareer Tabri writes the following concerning this verse
and the Dua of the Jews:
O Allah! Send down that Prophet who will bring justice between us and the
people and those people used to gain victory and help against the others
through his mediation. [Tafseer ibn Jareer Pg.310 Vol.1]
Whilst presenting the commentary on this verse, well renowned
Mufassireen of the Ummat-e-Muslima such as Allama Jalaaluddeen Suyuti,
Allama Sharbini, Allama Nasafi etc. said that when the Jews made Dua to
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Allah they would say,
O Allah! Assist us through the mediation of that Prophet who will come in
the final era, whose praise and qualities we find in the Taurat. [Tafseer
Madaarik Pg.47 Vol.1 - Tafseer Jalaalain Pg.14 - Tafseer Sirajum Muneer
Pg.73 - Tafseer Jaam'i ul Bayaan Pg.16]
Imam Abdur Rahmaan bin Jauzi Muhadith writes:
Verily the Jews gained victory over the Aus and Khazratj tribes with the
Wasila of the Prophet even before he was sent. [Kitaab ul Wafa bi
Ahwaalil Mustafa Pg.44 Vol.1]
Hazrat Qatadah states as follows concerning the said verse of the Holy
Quraan:
The Jews used to ask for victory over the Kufaar of Arabia through the
Wasila of Rasoolullah . They used to say this, 'O Allah! Send that Prophet
whose praise we find in the Taurat so that we may punish and kill those
Kufaar of Arabia. [Kitaab ul Wafa Pg.44]
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Explaining this verse of the Holy Quraan Hazrat Shah Abdul Aziz Muhadith
Delhwi says that they used to say,
O Allah! Our Creator, We ask of You through the mediation of the
unlettered Prophet whom You have promised us You would send. Grant us
victory and success against our enemies through the Barakah of this Kitaab
which you will reveal unto him after all Kitaabs. [Tafseer Fathul Azeez
Pg.329 - At Tawassul Bi Nabi Pg.200]
Hazrat Uthman bin Hunaif says that a blind man presented himself in the
court of the Holy Prophet and said, O Messenger of Allah! Pray for me
that I may regain my sight
The Prophet said, Perform ablution and read two Rakaats of Nafil
Namaaz and read this Dua:
O Allah! Verily I ask of you and towards you I use the mediation of Nabi-e-
Rahmat my Muhammad Mustafa O Muhammad! Verily I turn through
your Wasila to your Creator for my needs so that my needs may be fulfilled.
O Allah, accept for me the intercession of Muhammad [Ibn Majah
Pg.100 - Jaame Tirmizi Pg.197 Vol.2 - Mustadrak Pg.519 Vol.1 - Shifa Shareef
Pg.213 - Hisn Haseen Pg.202]
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On the explanation of this Hadith, Allama Abdul Ghani Delhwi says,
And the Hadith proves the permissibility of mediation and that of the
Prophet's intercession. This command is during his lifetime and also
after his passing from the world. [Misbah uz Zujaaja Bar Haashia ibn Majah
Pg.100]
It has been reported by Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abbas that the Holy Prophet
asked the following Dua in the Court of Almighty Allah,
O Allah! Grant honour to Islam through Abu Jahl bin Hishaam or Umar ibn
Khattab. Hazrat Umar ibn Khattab spent the morning with the Prophet
and on the very same morning accepted Islam and openly performed Salaah
in the Musjid-e- Nabawi. [Mishkaat Pg.557 - Tirmizi Pg.209 Vol.2]
Prominent Muhaditheen such as Imam Tabrani, Imam Suyuti, Allama
Haakim, Allama ibn Asaakir, Allama Zirkaani, Allama ibn Jauzi, Allama
Qastalaani, Allama Nabhaani and Shah Abdul Azizi Muhadith Delhwi (radi
Allahu anhum) have quoted this incident in their books that when Hazrat
Adam (Alaihis salaam) ate from the forbidden tree, he asked Dua to Allah
through the mediation of the Holy Prophet in this way,
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O Allah, Pardon me through the Wasila of Muhammad . [Tabrani
Shareef Pg.82/83 Vol.2 - Khasais Kubra Pg.17 Vol.1 - Kitaab ul Wafa Bi
Ahwaalil Mustafa Pg.33 Vol.1 - Mustadrak Pg.615 Vol.2 - Talkhees Az Zahabi
Pg.615 Vol.2 - Mawahib ul Laduniya Pg.12 Vol.1 - Anwaa rul Muhammadiya
Pg. 1079 - Zirkaani Shareef Pg.62 Vol.1 Tafseer-e-Azeezi Pg.183 Vol.1 -
Afdalus Salawaat Pg.117 - Shawahidul Haq Pg.137]
Allama Shaykh Mustafa Kareemi writes that when Hazrat Nooh (alaihis
salaam) made Dua for his nation, He said,
O Allah, I beg for your help to overpower them through the Barakah of the
Noor of Muhammad Mustafa . [Risalatun Nasiyeen fi radil Mubtadieenil
Wahabeen Pg.24]
Ummul Mo'mineen Hazrat Aisha Siddiqa (radi Allahu anha) says that the
Holy Prophet said,
O Allah Grant Islam honour through Umar ibn Khattab specially. [Ibn
Majah Pg.11]
Hazrat Ali-e-Murtuza says that I heard the Holy Prophet saying,
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Abdaals will be in Syria. They are forty men. When one of them passes
away, then Allah appoints another in his place. Through their blessings it
rains, through them victory is gained over enemies and through their
blessing punishment is moved away from the people of Syria. [Mishkaat
Pg.582/583 - Ash'atul Lam'aat Pg.749/750 Vol.4 - Mirkaat Pg.460 Vol.11
Jaame Sagheer Pg.122 Vol.1]
Allama Tabri quotes that in the time of his rule, Hazrat Umar Farouk
sent troops towards Kasra.
For this expedition he appointed Hazrat Sa'ad bin Abi Waqqas as the
Commander of the Muslim Army and he appointed Hazrat Khalid bin Walid
the chief commanding officer.
When they came close to the River Tigris, they found that there was no ship
or boat there so Hazrat Khalid bin Walid and Hazrat Sa'ad bin Abi Waqqas
(radi Allahu anhu) went forward and spoke to the river and
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